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Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•41 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
94.0years
Median: 94.6years
Countries Covered
41
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
98.8years
Lowest
Bulgaria
87.2years
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong98.8years
2Japan96.9years
3France96.3years
4Spain96.2years
5Australia96.1years
By Region
Asia96.2years(5 countries)
Oceania95.7years(2 countries)
North America95.3years(2 countries)
Europe93.8years(29 countries)
South America92.9years(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (87.2years)High (98.8years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 94.0years)

Asia (5)
Oceania (2)
North America (2)
Europe (29)
South America (1)
Other (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Hong Kong98.8years
2Japan96.9years
3France96.3years
4Spain96.2years
5Australia96.1years
6Canada95.9years
7South Korea95.8years
8Switzerland95.7years
9Sweden95.6years
10Luxembourg95.4years
11Israel95.4years
12Belgium95.4years
13New Zealand95.3years
14Norway95.2years
15Portugal95.2years
16Finland95.2years
17United States of America94.7years
18Denmark94.7years
19Ireland94.7years
20Iceland94.6years
21Italy94.6years
22Greece94.5years
23Slovenia94.4years
24United Kingdom94.4years
25Austria94.4years
26Taiwan, Province of China94.3years
27Netherlands94.0years
28Germany93.9years
29Estonia93.8years
30Poland93.6years
31Lithuania93.1years
32Chile92.9years
33Slovakia92.7years
34Latvia92.6years
35Croatia91.2years
36Czech Republic91.2years
37Hungary90.9years
38Belarus90.5years
39Russian Federation89.8years
40Ukraine89.0years
41Bulgaria87.2years
Showing 41 of 41 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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